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The Tennessee Three

Band, *1954
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The Tennessee Three was the backing band for country music and rockabilly singer Johnny Cash for nearly 25 years, until Cash's reorganizing of the group and naming it The Great Eighties Eight in 1980.The group provided the unique backing that would come to be recognized by fans as "the Johnny Cash sound."

     
Members
PortraitLuther Perkins
g, dr 1928-1968 US
PortraitW.S. Holland
dr *1935 US
PortraitMarshall Grant
b 1928-2011 US
PortraitBob Wootton
g, voc 1942-2017 US
Popular Tracks   
Daddy Sang Bass - from the Johnny Cash TV show on The Best Of The Johnny Cash TV Show by Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
Tennessee Flat Top Box on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
I Walk The Line on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
Wreck of the Old 97 on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
Ring of Fire on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
Jesse James on Cowboy by Roy Guest, The Tennessee Three & Jack Fallon
Daddy Sang Bass on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
A Boy Named Sue on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three
Cry, Cry, Cry on The Sound Behind Johnny Cash by The Tennessee Three

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
We Still Miss SomeoneThe Tennessee Three2004Album
Ballad Of Little Fauss And Big HalsyThe Tennessee Three With Carl Perkins1970Single
Little Fauss And Big Halsy (Original Soundtrack Recording)Johnny Cash With Carl Perkins And The Tennessee Three1970Album
The Sound Behind Johnny CashThe Tennessee Three1970Album
I Walk The Line (Original Soundtrack Recording)Johnny Cash Accompanied By The Tennessee Three1970Album
Outside looking InThe Tennessee Three1967Single
Songs Of The American WestRoy Guest With The Tennessee Three, Jack Fallon, Steve Benbow And His Folk Four1966Album
Songs Of The American WestRoy Guest, The Tennessee Three, Jack Fallon, Steve Benbow, Folk Four1966Compil.
Cattle CallThe Tennessee Three1965Single
CowboyRoy Guest, The Tennessee Three, Jack FallonAlbum
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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